PeakFinder Quick Start
Run the PeakFinder setup.exe program to install PeakFinder.
After initial installation (or after deleting the file C:\Documents and Settings\<UserID>\Local
Settings\Application Data\StowersInstitute\PeakFinder\PeakFinder.INI file), click on the PeakFinder desktop
icon to start the program. (Or, select Start | Programs | Peakfinder to start the program.
(Normally the installed program is in the C:\PeakFinder folder).
This message will immediately appear:
Click OK. Select button "1. Genome Index File". Select the file
C:\PeakFinder\Yeast\YeastIndex.dat, and press the Open button.
Select button "3. Coordinates" and select the file C:\PeakFinder\Coordinates.xls, and Open.
Select button "4. Ratios" and select the file C:\PeakFinder\Ratios.xls, and Open.
Select Chromosome III from the drop-down list.
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Select the Multi-Row Chart tabsheet:
Uncheck Show Raw Ratio Data:
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Select the Single-Row Chart tabsheet.
With Bitmap selected, you can immediately paste this chart into Word (or other programs):
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Likewise, with Enhanced Metafile selected, the same chart can be pasted as a metafile into Word
(or other programs):
Ratio
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With Postscript selected, you cannot view the graphic in PeakFinder. Press the Save button and
save the postscript (.ps) file to disk.
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Open the postscript file using GSView, or other programs such as Adobe Illustrator:
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Using Illustrator:
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